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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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